Coyotes

FILE — A coyote runs across New York state Route 3 outside of Tupper Lake, N.Y., in the Adirondacks, Sept. 20, 2010. New York could ban contests that involve killing coyotes, squirrels and some other wildlife species for cash prizes. (Mike Lynch/Adirondack Daily Enterprise via AP, File)

New York considers ban on cash prize contests for hunting coyotes, squirrels, some other wildlife

The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox. And they sometimes challenge hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize.

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Boris Katchouk tries to gather the puck after falling down in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Vejmelka, Coyotes beat Blackhawks 4-1 after Kane trade

Arizona Coyotes center Jack McBain (22) beats Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray (30) and defenseman Timothy Liljegren (37) for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Tempe, Ariz., Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. The Coyotes won 6-3. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

McBain scores 2 late goals, Coyotes top Maple Leafs 6-3

Ouaj Ghribi from Paris, France takes a picture of Chiara Rode, 2, with the mural of mountain lion P-22 in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. The mural by street artist Corie Mattie is dedicated to the memory of P-22, the celebrated mountain lion who lived in the city and was recently euthanized amid worsening health and injuries likely caused by a car. P-22 became the face of a campaign to build a wildlife crossing over a Los Angeles-area freeway to give big cats, coyotes, deer and other wildlife a safe path to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains, where they have room to roam. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

New mural painted in memory of LA’s famed mountain lion

FILE - A coyote runs into the woods after crossing a road near a residential neighborhood, in West Falmouth, Mass., on Cape Cod, Monday, July 15, 1996. The town of Nahant, Mass., has contracted with the federal government to kill coyotes that locals say have killed pets and become a dangerous nuisance. Town officials voted on Dec. 7, 2022, to enter into an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to kill the coyotes using rifles. (Stephen Rose/Cape Cod Times via AP, File)

Massachusetts town hires federal officials to kill coyotes

Massachusetts cities, towns warn dog walkers to be careful after pet snatchings by coyotes

Several communities in Massachusetts are warning residents and dog-walkers to be mindful of coyotes after a string of violent encounters.

South Dakota defeats UMKC 82-48

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Tasos Kamateros had 24 points in South Dakota’s 82-48 victory over UMKC on Saturday night.

Oral Roberts beats South Dakota 82-70, ups win streak to 13

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Connor Vanover scored 19 points to lead Oral Roberts to an 82-70 victory over South Dakota on Thursday night.

Fidler has 27 in Omaha’s 80-72 win over South Dakota

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Frankie Fidler had 27 points in Omaha’s 80-72 win over South Dakota on Thursday night.

South Dakota State fends off South Dakota 72-67

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Matt Dentlinger scored 20 points, Zeke Mayo added 19 and South Dakota State defeated South Dakota 72-67 on Saturday night.

‘Aggressive’ coyote bites student at NY’s Marist College

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in the Hudson Valley region of New York were searching Friday for an aggressive and possibly rabid coyote that bit a college student earlier in the week, officials said.

North Dakota knocks off South Dakota 86-72

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Matt Norman scored 21 points as North Dakota beat South Dakota 86-72 on Saturday.

Abmas scores 31, Oral Roberts routs South Dakota 103-53

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Max Abmas scored 31 points, Oral Roberts pummeled South Dakota 103-53 on Monday night, and the Golden Eagles remained unbeaten in the Summit League with their seventh straight win.

South Dakota defeats St. Thomas 81-67

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tasos Kamateros had 20 points in South Dakota’s 81-67 win over St. Thomas on Saturday night.

Rohde and the Saint Thomas Tommies host conference foe South Dakota

South Dakota Coyotes (9-12, 4-5 Summit) at Saint Thomas Tommies (14-9, 5-5 Summit)

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Massner scores 23 as Western Illinois defeats South Dakota

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Trenton Massner scored 23 points as Western Illinois beat South Dakota 75-72 on Thursday night.

Golden Knights take on the Coyotes following Cotter’s 2-goal showing

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Dentlinger’s 26 help S. Dakota St. beat South Dakota 82-64

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Matt Dentlinger’s 26 points helped South Dakota State defeat South Dakota 82-64 on Saturday night.

North Dakota State defeats South Dakota 73-61

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Jacari White’s 18 points helped North Dakota State defeat South Dakota 73-61 on Saturday.

Bruns scores 15, South Dakota downs North Dakota 62-60

Bruns added nine rebounds for the Coyotes (8-8).

Mitchell scores 28 as UMKC knocks off South Dakota 62-45

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rayquawndis Mitchell had 28 points in UMKC’s 62-45 victory over South Dakota on Monday night.

Mostafa’s 25 lead Coastal Carolina past South Dakota 87-86

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Essam Mostafa scored 25 points as Coastal Carolina beat South Dakota 87-86 on Wednesday night.

Davis scores 17, leads UC Irvine past South Dakota, 83-71

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — DJ Davis had 17 points in UC Irvine’s 83-71 win over South Dakota on Saturday.

South Dakota coach Eric Peterson injured in fall at home

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson was hospitalized Thursday after he sustained multiple injuries in a fall at his home and will not be with the Coyotes when they play UC Irvine on Saturday.

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the Mexican gray wolf recovery team gathere data from a wolf captured during an annual census near Alpine, Ariz. A coalition of groups argue in a petition submitted Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, to U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that small statured Mexican gray wolves are often mistaken for coyotes and that protecting coyotes would in turn cutdown on wolf deaths. (Mark Davis/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)

Protections sought for coyotes in Mexican wolf territory

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists want the U.S. government to list coyotes as endangered in parts of Arizona and New Mexico where the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America is found.

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities

DETROIT (AP) — In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to study Detroit’s most elusive residents — coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks among them.

Farmer: Georgia dog injured saving sheep from coyote attack

A Georgia farmer says his sheepdog is recovering at home two days after killing a pack of coyotes that attacked his flock of sheep.

Family says coyote attacked toddler outside LA home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coyote ambushed and injured a 2-year old girl outside her Los Angeles home in a daytime attack before her father chased the animal off, her family said.

Pack of coyotes surrounds dog walker in Massachusetts

Police north of Boston came to the rescue of a person who was out walking their dog over their weekend when they were surrounded by a pack of coyotes.

DNA test confirms animal killed in NY was wolf, not coyote

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Recent tests confirmed an animal killed during a coyote hunt in upstate New York last year was a wolf, state environmental officials said Thursday.

FILE — A coyote runs across state Route 3 outside of Tupper Lake, N.Y., in the Adirondacks, Sept. 20, 2010. Advocates think wolves are hunting and howling in the Northeast woods, more than a century after they were shot, trapped and poisoned into eradication across the region. Complicating the question is the fact that wolves can not only appear similar to eastern coyotes, but that they typically share genetic material. (Mike Lynch/Adirondack Daily Enterprise via AP, File)

Cry wolf? Debate over presence of wolves in Northeast

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region?

In this photo provided by Cook County Forest Preserves, Rocky, a coyote, who lives in a caged area at River Trail Nature Center is pictured in an undated photo in Northbrook, Illinois. The Cook County Forest Preserves plans to expand his space to at least 2,000 square feet, at least seven times larger than his current surroundings. Critics, however, believe Rocky should be moved to a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado. (Cook County Forest Preserves via AP)

Rocky the Illinois coyote to get more room but not new home

NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A coyote on public display in suburban Chicago will get a larger den but not a transfer to a wild animal sanctuary in Colorado.

Coyote that attacked 2-year-old is euthanized in California

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife authorities caught and euthanized a coyote that attacked a 2-year-old child at a Southern California park earlier this week, officials said.

Vermont woman, dog attacked by coyote in Panton

PANTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman is recovering after she said she was attacked by a coyote.

The woman said she was walking with her young dog through a pasture behind her home in Panton last weekend when she saw what she thought was a dog running across the field.

Coyote attacks 2-year-old at Southern California park

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a coyote that attacked a 2-year-old child at a Southern California park this week, police said Thursday.